Food is food and everyone who can afford to and is able to eat three full meals a day should be grateful for it, because not everyone can. Food is also sacred in a way, though, especially in this economy. Wasting food feels bad, which is why the people in this list need to rethink their culinary choices. It is okay to be creative in your cooking, but sometimes it just goes too far, and these are the abominable creations that are created. Whether it's from lack of supplies, laziness, or just flying too close to the sun, sometimes food comes out to be just sad-looking.

Reddit has many subreddits dedicated to sharing food photos. The good and the bad. This list though is focused on just the bad. The worst of the worst. These meals are straight-up scary to look at. To be fair some look half decent, but still, the horror. Here are 25 sad meals and scary-looking dishes so you can feel a little better about your own cooking skills today.